Holmview

The suburb is 2 km north-west of Beenleigh and 32 km south-east of central Brisbane,{{Cite web |title=Holmview {{!}} Queensland Places |url=https://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/holmview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207031621/https://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/holmview |archive-date=2023-12-07 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website= |publisher=The University of Queensland}} bounded to the west by Gardiner Road and to the south by Wuraga Road. The Logan River is a small section of the suburb's northern boundary.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Road and rail |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

Just to the south of the river, Beenleigh railway line enters the suburb from the north-west (Edens Landing) and exits to the north-east (Beenleigh). The Logan River Road passes through the suburb from west (Beenleigh) to east (Waterford).

Consistent with the rapid population growth between 2011 and 2021, the land use in the suburb is predominantly residential in suburban-sized lots, although some areas of rural residential housing, crop growing, and grazing still remain.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}

Holmview takes its name from the railway station, which was established in 1885.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Holmview |url=https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/holmview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505124707/https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/holmview |archive-date=2024-05-05 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Logan City Council |language=en}}

On 1 May 1975, Holmview was designated a locality by Queensland Place Names Board. It was designated as a suburb on 7 February 2003. However, the name has a longer history with Holmview railway station being mentioned in railway timetables in 1886,{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4484556|title=Railway Time Tables.|date=7 January 1886|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=28 March 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=2|via=Trove|archive-date=21 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521085726/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4484556|url-status=live}} the railway line to Beenleigh having opened on 27 July 1885.{{cite book|last=Kerr|first=John|title=Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways|date=1990|publisher=Boolarong Publications|isbn=978-0-86439-102-5|page=224}} Despite its name, the railway station is now within the locality of Beenleigh.{{Cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-beenleigh-ed-2-1947.jpg|title=Beenleigh|date=1947|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map|access-date=28 March 2020|archive-date=11 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611080018/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-beenleigh-ed-2-1947.jpg|url-status=live}} There is an 1889 electoral roll listing for William Mann, a leaseholder at "Holmview, Beenleigh".{{Cite book|title=Qld Electoral rolls 1860-79, 1884, 1889|publisher=Toowoomba & Darling Downs Family History Society}}{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163893592|title=Advertising|date=10 July 1886|newspaper=Logan Witness|access-date=28 March 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=2|via=Trove|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205103622/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/163893592|url-status=live}}

The cattle yards in Beenleigh relocated to Holmview in 1980.

Eden Landing's Seventh Day Adventist Church was built from brick in 1990.{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Eden Landing's Seventh Day Adventist Church |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=3549 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Queensland Religious Places}}

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the suburb recorded a population of 1,395 people, 50.2% female and 49.8% male. The median age of the Holmview population was 27 years, 10 years below the national median of 37. 73.2% of people living in Holmview were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.2%, England 3.8%, South Africa 0.9%, Scotland 0.4%, Canada 0.4%. 87.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Maori (New Zealand), 0.6% French, 0.6% Romanian, 0.4% Afrikaans, 0.4% Other Australian Indigenous Languages.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30768|name=Holmview (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2012-07-07}} This was the first census for Holmview as a separate census locality.

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Holmview had a population of 2,358 people, 52.5% female and 47.5% male. The median age of the Holmview population was 28, 10 years below the national median of 38. 68.8% of people living in Holmview were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 10.3%, England 2.5%, Philippines 1.7%, India 1.3%, and Vietnam 0.9%. 81.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% Filipino, 1.1% Samoan, 1.0% Punjabi, 0.8% Vietnamese, and 0.7% Japanese.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31363|name=Holmview (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Holmview had a population of 4,455 people, 51.1% female and 48.9% male. The median age of the Holmview population was 28, 10 years below the national median of 38. 63.4% of people living in Holmview were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 9.0%, India 5.2%, Philippines 2.5%, England 2.0%, and Afghanistan 1.4%. 70.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 4.9% Punjabi, 1.3% Hazaraghi, 1.2% Filipino, 1.1% Samoan, and 1.0% Gujarati.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31350|name=Holmview (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

There are no schools in Holmview. The nearest primary school is Edens Landing State School in neighbouring Edens Landing. The nearest secondary schools are Windaroo Valley State High School in neighbouring Bahrs Scrub, Loganlea State High School in Loganlea and Beenleigh State High School in Beenleigh.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=28 March 2020}}

Lima Park in Holmview Road ({{coord|-27.7105|153.1773|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Holmview Road}}) has playground equipment and picnic areas.{{Cite web |date=20 November 2020 |title=Land for public recreation - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |title=Lima Park |url=https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/directory-record/1529/lima-park |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Logan City Council |language=en |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320114758/https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/directory-record/1529/lima-park |url-status=live }}

Kingdom Hope Church is at 26 Freedom Rise ({{coord|-27.712361|153.168|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Kingdom Hope Church}}). It is affiliated with the International Network of Churches.{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Kingdom Hope Church |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=3548 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Queensland Religious Places}}

Despite its name, Eden Landing's Seventh Day Adventist Church is 3 Castile Crescent in Holmview ({{coord|-27.711156|153.174|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Eden Landing's Seventh Day Adventist Church}}).{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Eden Landing's Seventh Day Adventist Church |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=3549 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Queensland Religious Places}}{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.adventistedenslanding.com/about-us.html |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Edens Landing Seventh-Day Adventist Church |language=en |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202172324/https://www.adventistedenslanding.com/about-us.html |url-status=live }}

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